How you can help UNT

[Reb UT '70]

There was a post about the number of students at Universities in Texas and a prediction that UNT would pass UH in 3-4 years. It got me to thinking.

You'd have to look at the rate of growth of the two schools to make any estimate as to when and if UNT will have more students than UH. However one could certainly make the case now that State funding should be divereted from Tech to UH and UNT. Texas must build and a third and perhaps a fourth 'University of the first class' and we have to do it soon. It doesn't look like enough students want to attend Tech to make it a good candidate.

The lawmakers are coming back to Austin soon, now is a good time to contact the candidates and see if they will issue a statement of support for building a stronger UNT. It is much easier to get that kind of promise out of a candidate than out of a senator or representative.

Right now in Austin the candidates are trying to one-up each other about how much they can do for UT. Now is the time, and I mean not not late Oct, to write a note and ask what the candidate's position is on creating a third 'flagship' school and which school they think it should be.